Sudan vs Uganda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Sudan
20.34 million people
in 2023
Uganda
21.38 million people
in 2023
Sudan rank
20th
Uganda rank
17th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Sudan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 21.38 million people against 20.34 million people in Sudan, a difference of 1.04 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 3.25 million people 2.87 million people 388,905 people Sudan
1960s 4.58 million people 4.09 million people 492,130 people Sudan
1970s 6.61 million people 5.49 million people 1.12 million people Sudan
1980s 9.04 million people 7.18 million people 1.87 million people Sudan
1990s 11.28 million people 9.99 million people 1.29 million people Sudan
2000s 14.07 million people 13.81 million people 257,990 people Sudan
2010s 17.32 million people 17.85 million people 528,970 people Uganda
2020s 19.93 million people 20.75 million people 814,525 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Sudan or Uganda?
Uganda, at 21.38 million people against 20.34 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Sudan and Uganda?
1.04 million people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Sudan ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.